Jury selection begins in Boston bomb case

Potential jurors stared intently at Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev yesterday as jury selection in his federal death penalty trial began under tight security.

Jury selection begins in Boston bomb case

Tsarnaev, flanked by his attorneys, sat at a table in the front of the jury assembly room. Wearing a dark sweater and khaki trousers, he picked at his beard, looked at the potential jurors and looked at the judge.

Over the next three days, about 1,200 people will be called to federal court to be considered as potential jurors. The first 200 were given initial instructions yesterday by Judge George O’Toole Jr. Twelve jurors and six alternates are to be selected.

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